Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Slovenian Economic Mirror - December 2005
Contents
| In the Spotlight | 4.0% real growth of GDP recorded in Q1-Q3; average inflation in 2005 totalled 2.5% |
| Balance of Payments | Expected softening of export growth |
| Price Trends & Policy | Inflation converged with the Maastricht criterion in November |
| Monetary Developments & Policy | The Bank of Slovenia's refinancing rate 0.25 p. p. higher |
| The Money Market - Household Savings | Assets in mutual funds managed by domestic administrators topped SIT 300 bn |
| The Money Market - Loans | Record borrowing of foreign currency in November |
| Labour Market | Higher survey unemployment in the third quarter |
| Earnings | Dynamics of gross wages consistent with the economic environment |
| Private Consumption | 3.3% year-on-year growth of private consumption in Q3 |
| Manufacturing | Car and metal industries record highest growth |
| Real Estate, Renting and Business Services | Slovenia lags behind the European average by the share of business services but the gap has narrowed over the last few years |
| Selected topics | |
| Slovenia's Global Competitiveness by WEF 2005-2006 | Slovenia's ranking according to the business competitiveness index dropped while its ranking by the growth competitiveness index improved despite the fall in its value; managers critical about the state of public institutions and technology |
| Available and Allocated Assets of Households | Available assets of households rose by 16.8% in 1997-2003 while their allocated assets growth was 3 percentage points lower |
| Small Sole Proprietorships | Improved performance of small sole proprietorships in 2004 |
| Data, Main Indicators, International Comparisons, Graphs | |